The winner of MTN Project Fame West Africa 2011, Chidinma Ekile is a virtuous woman who has been through a lot in life. www.naijagists.com

22-year old Chidinma Ekile who was brought up in Ikorodu, Lagos state Nigeria has an humble beginning.

When she was 21, Chindinma joined the group of hopeful contestants for last year’s MTN Project Fame West Africa Audition in Lagos state Nigeria.

The beautiful lady thrilled the judges with her unique singing voice and was selected among the top 18 contestants that made it to the Project Fame Academy last year.

After over 2 months of rigorous voice training, Chidinma Ekile had enough performances to win the hearts of the judges and thousands of viewers to clinch the ultimate prize and become the first female winner of the competition.

In an interview she granted to Queen of Nigerian Blogs, Bella Naija, here is what she said:

“I felt lucky, I felt privileged and most of all I felt favoured. At that time, there were a lot of people that were more professional in music, that were a whole lot older, so I just felt, if I could be chosen, then I must be favoured.”